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   detain

   /dɪˈteɪn/

   verb

   • 1. keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention: "she made to open the door, but he detained her" Similar delayhold upmake lateretardkeep (back)slow upslow downset backget bogged downhinderhamperimpedeobstruct
   • ▪ keep (someone) in official custody, typically for questioning about a crime or in a politically sensitive situation: "she was detained without trial for two years"
   • ▪ officially seize and hold (goods): "customs officers may detain goods for up to two days" Similar holdtake into custodyput into custodyplace in custodyremand in custodyhold in custodykeep in custodytake (in)seizeconfineimprisonlock upput in jailput behind barsincarcerateimpoundinternrestrainarrestapprehendinformal:pick uprun inpull inhaul incopbustnabnaildocollarfeel someone's collarnickpinchOpposite release

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘be afflicted with sickness or infirmity’): from Old French detenir, from a variant of Latin detinere, from de- ‘away, aside’ + tenere ‘to hold’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. detainment noun

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   to force someone officially to stay in a place: A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning. Several of the injured were detained overnight in hospital. to delay someone for a short length of time: be unavoidably detained I'm sorry I'm late - I was unavoidably detained. detain someone at His/Her Majesty's pleasure law UK specialized.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDETAIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Meaning of detain in English. detain. verb [ T often passive ] uk / dɪˈteɪn / us / dɪˈteɪn / Add to word list. to force someone officially to stay in a place: A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning. Several of the injured were detained overnight in hospital. to delay someone for a short length of time:

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   to force someone officially to stay in a place: A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning. Several of the injured were detained overnight in hospital. to delay someone for a short length of time: be unavoidably detainedI'm sorry I'm late - I was unavoidably detained.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › detainedDetained - definition of detained by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard: Our friends were detained by heavy traffic. 2. To keep in custody or confinement: The police detained several suspects for questioning. 3. Archaic To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).

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   to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay. Synonyms: check, stay, stop, hinder, slow, retard. to keep under restraint or in custody. Obsolete. to keep back or withhold, as from a person. detain. / ˌdiːteɪˈniː; dɪˈteɪn /.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondetain verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   detain somebody (formal) to delay somebody or prevent them from going somewhere. I'm sorry—he'll be late; he's been detained at a meeting. The minister was unavoidably detained in Lisbon on affairs of state. see also detention. Word Origin.

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   1. : to hold or keep in or as if in custody. detained by the police for questioning. 2. obsolete : to keep back (something due) : withhold. 3. : to restrain especially from proceeding. was detained by a flat tire. detainment. di-ˈtān-mənt. dē- noun. Choose the Right Synonym for detain.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDETAIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1.verb. When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control. [formal] The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours. [VERB noun] He was arrested and detained for questioning. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hold, arrest, confine, restrain More Synonyms of detain. 2.verb.

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    1. : the act or fact of detaining or holding back. especially : a holding in custody. 2. : the state of being detained. especially : a period of temporary custody prior to disposition by a court. Synonyms. detainer. detainment. hold. immurement. imprisonment. incarceration. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

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    verb. Simple past tense and past participle of detain. Wiktionary. Synonyms: lagged. delayed. slowed. stalled. retarded. kept. inhibited. confined. arrested. checked. hindered. held. impeded. imprisoned. stopped. Antonyms: released. liberated. freed. Detained Sentence Examples.